Child&#39;s automobile chair



Aug. 5, 1952 A. J. ZORANOVICH cmw's AUTOMOBILE CHAIR Filed NOV. 18, 1949 INVENTO.

ALEX J. ZORANOVIOH ".3 z. am

.e i v A TTORNEY v Patented Aug. 5, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE 1 Y f" ["2;605,s11-f :oHiLn's Ail'IOMOBILE CHAIR 4 Alex zoranovich, San Mateo, Calif Application November 18, 1949, Serial No.. 1 283142 This inventionrelates to a childs auxiliary au m b echai q I lie-present invention; providesv a childs chair which is capable of being securely supported on an automobile seat. Associated withthe childs chair is a base member of substantially triangular shape which provides a novel locking element forsecurely holdinggthe-chair in'an operative position on anautomobile seat. The base member is so arranged with respect to the childs chair and the automobile seat on which it is supported thatirrespeetive of the pressure applied when the automobile stopsor starts the chair will not become displaced from its normal supporting position. A child seated on and suitably strapped to the chair willnotbe in danger of falling in the event the automobile is suddenly started or stopped.

to provide a novel childs chair of the kind characterized which, in combination with a locking element, is adapted to securely support a child in a raised position on an automobile seat.

For the purposes of this application I have elected to show herein certain forms and details of a childs automobile chair representative of my invention. It is .to be understood, however, that the embodiment ofmy invention herein shown and described is for the purpose of illustration only and-that thereforeit-is not to-be-regarded as exhaustive ofthe' variations of the invention in the art.

" In the accompanying drawings:'

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a childs chair of the-type embodying the present invention, supported on an automobile seat;

Fig-.2 is a vertical sectional view taken centrally through the childs chair;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. is an enlarged perspective view of a portion of the chair seat, showing the manner in which the rear chair leg is held in a rigid supporting position when the chair is used independently of the automobile seat.

Referring to the drawings the numeral I designates an automobile seat. and 2 the back portion thereof.

The childs chair comprises a substantially horizontal seat portion 3 having an upstanding back portion 4 secured to its rear edge. Depending from the forward edge of the seat portion 3 is a front leg 5 of suitable shape and construction v The primaryobject 'of the present invention is as Claims. (01. 155-11) which, for illustration 2 purposes, isshown as comprising a one piece member having a width corresponding substantially with that of the seat portion. Secured as byrivets to the seat and back portions of the childs chair is a metal edging 6 which is substantially T-shaped in cross section. The side portions of the metal edging 6 at points adjacent the front leg 5 are preferably provided with vertically spaced openings I for receiving projecting members which may be employed in supporting the childs'chair on a suitable supporting structure, as disclosed in my co-pending patent application filed May 25, 1948, Serial No, 28,981, entitled Combination Childs Chair.

' Hinged as at 8 tothe edging B at points beheath the seat 3' where the latter curves upwardly is a substantially U-shaped rear leg 9. A brace member III pivotallyconnected as at II to the rear leg 9 is adapted to engage with an opening I2 in a channeled guide member I3 when the said rear leg is swung backwardly to a position in which it is adapted to support the chair on a supporting surface other than the automobile seat I. I .A strap I lprovided with a buckle I5 is secured by suitable means such as brackets I6 to the back portion '4 of the childs chair. Suitable arm rests II, are secured to themetal edging 6 at points adjacent the seat 3 and the back 4. "The meanspreferably used for securely holding the' childs chair 'againstjdisplacement when supported on the automobile seat I is a rigid base member I8 of substantially triangular shape which is preferably made from metal tubing. The base member I8 comprises forwardly converging side portions I9 which are bent upwardly at their forward joined ends as at 20. Th rear ends of the converging side portions I9 extend upwardly as at 2|, and joining the upper ends of the latter is a transverse portion 22. The rear enlarged end of the base member I8 is somewhat wider than the rear leg 9, thereby making it possible for the sides of the said leg to engage with the converging portions I9 of the base member I8. The rear leg 9 being in engagement with the side portions I9 of the base member, prevents the sidewise displacement of the childs chair with respect to the base member.

In operation the base member I8 is first arranged in a supported position on the seat portion I of the automobile seat With the rearwardly disposed upturned parts 2! of the sideportions I9 hooked under the lower edge of the back portion 2. The transverse portion of the U-shaped rear leg 9 of the childs chair is slid rearwardly 3 beneath the base member I8 as the childs chair is arranged with its back portion 4 abutting the back 2 of the automobile seat and its front leg 5 resting on the base member. When so positioned the childs chair is prevented from shifting rearwardly by the back 2 of the automobile seat, while at the same time the upturned forward end 20 of the base member I8 engaging with the front leg 5 of the childs chair. prevents the said chair from shifting forwardly. Since the U-shaped leg 9 of the childs chair is locked under the base member I8 the childs chair cannot tipforwardly, irrespective of whether the automobile might come to a sudden stop. It is to be noted that the base member I8 bein locked under the back 2 of the automobile seat cannot shift forwardly even though a considerable pressure in a forward direction might be exerted thereon by the childs chair when the automobile The childs chair is a back, a childs chair having a seat portion, a

rigid back portion, a rigid front leg and a pivoted rear leg, thesaid childs chair being supported on the vehicle seat with its rigid back portion abutting the said back, and a base member resting on the vehicle seat and having a rear portion hooked under'the back of the vehicle seat and an upturned forward portion, the said childs chair being normally "arranged with its pivoted rear leg hooked under the base member and its front leg abutting therear side of the upturned forward portion of the said base mem ber.

2. In combination with a vehicle seat having a back, a childs chair having a seat portion, a rigid back portion, a rigid front leg and a rear leg, the said childs chair being detachably supported on the vehicle seat with its rigid back portion abutting the said back, and a base member having an upturned forward end engaging with the front leg, and the said base member having a hooked rear portion embracing the back portion of the automobile seat 3. In combination with a vehicle seat having a back, a childschair supported on the seat and having a seat portion, a rigid jback portion, a rigid front leg and a pivoted rear leg, and'a base from shifting forwardly with respect to the vehicle seat.

4. In combination with a vehicle seat having a back, a childs chair supported on the seat and havinga seat portion, a rigid back .portion, a

rigid front leg and a U-shaped rear leg, the said rear leg having a lower side resting on the vehicle seat, and a basemember secured on the vehicle seat and having a portion extending over the bight portion of the rear leg and also having a forward portion extending upwardly in front of and in engagement with the front leg of the ,childs chair.

5. In combination with a vehicle seat having a back, a childs chair supported on the vehicle seat and having-a seat portion, a rigid back portion,-a rigid front leg and asubstantially U-shaped rear leg having a lower side resting on the automobile seat, and a base member of substantially triangular shape resting on the vehicle'seat'and-having an off set rear portion arranged in hooked engagement with the vehicle seat and an upturned forward end positionedin front of and in engagement with the front leg of the childs chair, the saidbase member extending over the lower'side of the bight portion of the U-shapedr-ear leg of the childs chair.

6. In a childs chair, a one piece rigid structure comprising a seat portion,- a back portion and a front leg, a metal edging of substantially T-shape in cross section extending around the edges of the said portions, a pivoted rear leg connected to the metal edging at points beneath the seat portion, and a plurality of vertically spaced side openings in the edging at the side edges of the front leg. r

, ALEX J. ZORANOVICI-I. I

REFERENCES oI'rED- :The following references. are of recordin the file of this patent: I 1

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